Bengals' coaches find a lot to like about defense's showing

12:03 AM,
Nov. 13, 2012

Written by

Joe Reedy

After a stretch in which his unit had struggled to put everything together at one time, defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer was pleased the day after the Bengals' 31-13 win over the Giants.

Said Zimmer in assessing the game: "It's what I expected all year long. I expected us to be like this."

After a two-week lull in rushing the quarterback, the Bengals brought down Eli Manning four times and had 17 hurries. For the first time since Week 4 at Jacksonville, the Bengals pressured an opponent into turnovers, kept receivers in check and got solid production out of the linebackers. ...